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THEY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
REPORTER: IT'S A STORY THOUSANDS
CAN RELATE TO, CHRISTINA AND HER
FAMILY ARE LIVING IN A HOTEL
BECAUSE THEIR HOME IN DELTONA
HAS NO POWER, AND IT'S BEEN 5
DAYS.
THE COUPLE HAVE 3 CHILDREN
INCLUDING A 15 MONTH OLD.
>> THIS HOTEL IS $123 A NIGHT
THE FOOD FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE
COST $59 EACH TIME WE EAT OUT.
THE AUSTIN FAMILY ALSO LIVE ON
FAIR OAKS DRIVE IN DELTONA AND
CAN RELATE
>> THEY'VE HAD TO TRASH EVERYING
IN THE FRIDGE THEY'RE LIVING OUT
OF COOLERS AND THEY JUST BOUGHT
A GENERATOR TO POWER THE BASICS.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWAD TO THAT
DAY AND THEN ANOTHER DAY THEY
SAY IT'S ANOTHER 24 HOURS.
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT SAYS
THEY HAVE 14,000 RESTORATION
WORKERS PULLING 16 HOUR SHIFTS
TO TRY TO GET POWER BACK TO
THEIR CUSTOMERS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
I TALKED TO THE POWER COMPANY
AND THEY TELL IS THAT OUT OF THE
13,000 PEOPLE STATEWIDE, TWO
THIRDS OF THEM LIVE RIGHT HERE
IN VOLUSIA COUNTY.
THE POWER COMPANY SAYS THEY'RE
NOT JUST DEALING WITH DOWNED
LINESTHEY'RE RESTORING ENTIRE
SYSTEMS.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COMPANY
SAYS THERE ARE CREWS WORKING
THAT AREA AND POWER SHOULD BE
RESORED THERE TODA
>> HURRY THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY IS
HURRY UP.
AND WHEN IT IS RETORED, IT WON'T
BE A MINUTE TOO SOON FOR THESE
FAMILIES.IN VOLUSIA COUNTY

For thousands who live on the coast, life is not business as usual. At last count, 9,000 people in Volusia County have been without power since Hurricane Matthew came through, and they're not happy about it.